Queen Anne’s County’s Acceptable Use Policy Presented by: Sarah Eber UMUC EDTC 630
What is an AUP? Acceptable Use Policy Establish Guidelines Set Consequences Key Components (Education World, 2013) preamble definition section policy statement acceptable uses section unacceptable uses section violations section Image from http://www.emsisd.com/Page/15911
Where can I find our policy? www.qacps.org Departments>Technology>Acceptable Use Policy Student Handbook Link : http://www.qacps.org/cms/lib02/MD01001006/Centricity/Domain/6/Acceptable%20Use%20policy.pdf
Why are AUPs important? Protect Students (Participatory Learning, 2013) Protect the Schools Protect the Technology Make Students Aware of Digital Citizenship and Plagiarism Issues Provide Students with Good Access to Digital Media (Participatory Learning, 2013)
Promoting Digital Citizenship Responsible Technology Use (Moore, 2013) Good Digital Citizens Should: (Ribble, 2009) Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning Exhibit leadership for digital citizenship BrainPop Video Image fromhttp://www.digitalcitizenship.net/uploads/LL2008DCArt.pdf
Suggestions for Students Present Multiple Times Discuss Consequences (Queen Anne’s County Acceptable Use Policy, 2012) Be Good Role Models Image from: http://ged578.pbworks.com/w/page/25735681/Multimedia%20and%20Motivation
Suggestions to Teachers (Queen Anne’s County Acceptable Use Policy, 2012) Protect User Names and Passwords Unauthorized Sharing of Information E-mail Teacher Consequences Image from http://teach.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ipad-apps-for-teachers.jpg
Resources http://www.cosn.org/Initiatives/Web2/AUPGuide/tabid/8139/Default.aspx https://www.scholastic.com/librarians/tech/techpolicy.htm http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr093.shtml http://www.qacps.org/cms/lib02/MD01001006/Centricity/Domain/6/Acceptable%20Use%20policy.pdf http://www.brainpopjr.com/artsandtechnology/technology/internetsafety/ http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/uploads/LL2008DCArt.pdf